Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 1.44 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Algeria is 1.44 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 2.55 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3259 t per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Algeria 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3937 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.995 t per square kilometre | +152.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9758 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6245 t per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7287 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3259 t per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6893 t per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8936 t per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7778 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8641 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7286 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 0.992 t per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6701 t per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6215 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +81.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9712 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4797 t per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 1978 | 0.646 t per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6805 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7696 t per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.64 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 0.542 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6136 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | +99.7% |
| 1986 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8676 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4359 t per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8423 t per square kilometre | +93.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6831 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +134.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6102 t per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4051 t per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8984 t per square kilometre | +121.8% |
| 1996 | 2.06 t per square kilometre | +129.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3653 t per square kilometre | -82.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +247.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8486 t per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3924 t per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 2001 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +184.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8201 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 1.79 t per square kilometre | +118.4% |
| 2004 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.48 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6449 t per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 2009 | 2.21 t per square kilometre | +242.0% |
| 2010 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.16 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 2.06 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2019 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2022 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.44 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02 t per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.44 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6 t per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +247.8% | 0.3653 t per square kilometre | 1.27 t per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +242.0% | 0.6449 t per square kilometre | 2.21 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7116 t per square kilometre | 0.3259 t per square kilometre | 0.995 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7779 t per square kilometre | 0.4797 t per square kilometre | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7961 t per square kilometre | 0.4359 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 0.3653 t per square kilometre | 2.06 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 t per square kilometre | 0.3924 t per square kilometre | 2.21 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 t per square kilometre | 1.44 t per square kilometre | 2.55 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 t per square kilometre | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 1.84 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 119 South Sudan 1.72 t per square kilometre compare
- 120 Costa Rica 1.63 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.62 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Suriname 1.43 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Grenada 1.15 t per square kilometre compare
- 125 Jordan 0.8938 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Algeria was 1.44 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3259 t per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Algeria rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.